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New York Mets @ Houston Astros
1972-09-02 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 19691 · dome · 2:57
New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 11–8. New York Mets put up 7 in the 8th. Tug McGraw earned the win. Ken Boswell went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
W: Tug McGraw L: Jim Ray SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Andy Olsen · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Nick Colosi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommie Agee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Boswell | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 John Milner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kranepool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cleon Jones | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Garrett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Duffy Dyer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bud Harrelson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent Strom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lute Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tug McGraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Metzger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Wynn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Lee May | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Watson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Howard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Strom | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Ray Sadecki | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Rauch | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
 Jerry Koosman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tug McGraw | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
 Fred Gladding | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Griffin | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| George Culver | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommie Agee: 9
- Ken Boswell: S9
- John Milner: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Roger Metzger: 4/L
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Jim Wynn: W
- Lee May: HR.1-H
- Bob Watson: 53
Top 2
- Ed Kranepool: S7
- Cleon Jones: 64(1)3/GDP
- Wayne Garrett: 43
Bot 2
- Doug Rader: 63
- Tommy Helms: 8
- Larry Howard: 3/FL
Top 3
- Duffy Dyer: 63
- Bud Harrelson: 9
- Brent Strom: 7
Bot 3
- Don Wilson: S7
- Roger Metzger: S8.1-2#
- Cesar Cedeno: D7.2-H;1-H
- Jim Wynn: W
- Lee May: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
- Bob Watson: 8
Top 4
- Tommie Agee: 43
- Ken Boswell: S7
- John Milner: 5/FL
- Ed Kranepool: 9/L
Bot 4
- Doug Rader: 63
- Tommy Helms: S7
- Larry Howard: K
- Don Wilson: E9/F.1-H(NR)(UR);B-3
- Roger Metzger: 43
Top 5
- Cleon Jones: E6.B-2
- Wayne Garrett: 5/P
- Duffy Dyer: K/C
- Bud Harrelson: 63
Bot 5
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Jim Wynn: 3
- Lee May: K
Top 6
- Lute Barnes: 7
- Tommie Agee: 53
- Ken Boswell: 8
Bot 6
- Bob Watson: 63
- Doug Rader: S8
- Tommy Helms: D7.1-H
- Larry Howard: K/C
- Don Wilson: K
Top 7
- John Milner: S7
- Ed Kranepool: 6/P
- Cleon Jones: 9
- Wayne Garrett: 8
Bot 7
- Roger Metzger: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Jim Wynn: WP.1-2
- Jim Wynn: W
- Lee May: WP.2-3;1-2#
- Lee May: K
- Bob Watson: S9.3-H;2-H
- Doug Rader: K
Top 8
- Duffy Dyer: S7
- Bud Harrelson: S9.1-2
- Dave Marshall: W.2-3;1-2
- Tommie Agee: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
- Ken Boswell: HR.3-H;1-H
- John Milner: S8
- Ed Kranepool: S9.1-2
- Cleon Jones: D9.2-H;1-3
- Wayne Garrett: S9.3-H;2-H
- Duffy Dyer: S7.1-2
- Bud Harrelson: 6/FL
- Dave Marshall: 9
Bot 8
- Tommy Helms: HP
- Larry Howard: 4
- Jim Ray: K/BF
- Roger Metzger: S6.1-2#
- Cesar Cedeno: K/C
Top 9
- Tommie Agee: W
- Ken Boswell: S9.1-2
- John Milner: E5/SH.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
- Ed Kranepool: IW
- Cleon Jones: S8.3-H;2-H(UR);1X3(85);B-2(TH)
- Wayne Garrett: WP.2-3
- Wayne Garrett: S9.3-H
- Duffy Dyer: K/C
- Bud Harrelson: S8.1-2
- Tug McGraw: W.2-3;1-2
- Tommie Agee: 6(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Jim Wynn: K
- Lee May: 63
- Bob Watson: 43